Elysium - Playthrough & Review
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This is "Elysium," a board game designed by Matthew Dunstan and Brett J. Gilbert & published by Space Cowboys in 2015. This video includes a rules overview.
JUMP:
00:00 - Teach
11:23 - Playthrough Start
49:15 - End of Game Scoring
52:35 - Our Thoughts
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Thank you so much for the video! It is so lovely to see Elysium still getting some love all these years after it was first released. And who knows, maybe there might be a surprise or two in its future ;)
@Pumbz
Жыл бұрын
Well THAT sounds awesome !
@Gothbrooks420
Жыл бұрын
This is an all timer favorite of ours... if something new is coming out for it, Im all over it! Happy to see it getting a playthrough!
@ShowHero
Жыл бұрын
Ok this comment just made my week
@vladycavret2886
Жыл бұрын
Eh, Matthew we still wait for an expansion for this amazing game !
@yannber
Жыл бұрын
really.. i mean REALLY looking forward to it
Also wanted to say that I love hearing your thoughts on games that you learned when you were early into the hobby - both what you thought then and what you think now. And it's really helpful to hear which parts of games you may have struggled with as it helps me emphasize those parts when teaching the game.
@BeforeYouPlay
Жыл бұрын
Aww that's a really great perspective to hear and we're both so glad it helps with teaching. Thanks so much Mark!
Got this game based on you having it in your top 50. Really enjoying it and I think of you two every time I bring it out!
@BeforeYouPlay
Жыл бұрын
Awwww, miss you Mark!
What I love is the fact you pull out these older, but really great!, games. It’s fantastic to see these strong games being played. They still are fighting strong amongst all the new titles.
@BeforeYouPlay
Жыл бұрын
We love older games! We really want to find more older, but excellent titles.
Cool! I've been interested on this one for awhile...thank you!
@BeforeYouPlay
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Erich, you are very welcome!
That's is a game which deserves a lot of attention. Thanks for the video and Kudos for Patreon community for proposing such gem. All the best to you guys, awesome video as per usual.
@BeforeYouPlay
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
So great to see you focusing on this underrated game!
@BeforeYouPlay
Жыл бұрын
We love it!!
Reviewing some "older" games is my favourite Content.
An excellent game! Highly underrated! Desperately in need of a facelift and reprint. Great Game glad you both covered it
The year of Naveeeeeen! Also I quite like this game. Have only played it once though.
Such a cool game. I need to take it off the shelf and play it some time soon.
Great video as always
you are the best guys, keep up this amazing work
@BeforeYouPlay
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!! Much appreciated!! 🥰
Oh this game looks gorgeous. I have to try find it now. I hope it is still available.
Great video. Think I’m actually gunna pick this up right now. Looks like a very fun set collecting game with fun end game victory points and beautiful production . Honestly affordable too.
@BeforeYouPlay
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
Cool game, and your enthusiasm for it shines through. Good choice, Patreons!
@BeforeYouPlay
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Elysium is so good! I own it as well, and it's in my Top 100 for sure. I wish they made more content for it.
Elysium is such a great game, very underrated. I'd love some expansion content for it too.
awesome! got a copy a few months ago, so this comes at excellent time
@BeforeYouPlay
Жыл бұрын
Nice!!
INCREDIBLY underrated game, and its always made me sad it never got an expansion. This needs more love!
One of the most underrated games ever. Neck to neck with SoA: Man of Mayhem.
@RandomPerson-nd2ey
Жыл бұрын
Totally agree!
@BeforeYouPlay
Жыл бұрын
100% this one has stayed consistently great for 6+ years of ownership!
@nuuqbgg
Жыл бұрын
@Before You Play one of the rare games I never thought needed an expansion
I love playing along with them ❤❤❤
Amazing video! Maybe this will inspire an expansion.
@BeforeYouPlay
Жыл бұрын
Really hoping so!
Some really cool people introduced this game to me years ago and I still love it.
@BeforeYouPlay
Жыл бұрын
Haha glad you're still loving it, Michael
Maybe this is just my OCD with wanting to sleeve everything but I definitely recommend it for this game. It gives the cards a more premium feel and makes shuffling them without damaging them a lot easier thus meaning you'll be more likely to play with the different combinations listed in the rulebook. Just a thought to get maximum value from the game as those different combinations of decks really changes the game up. If the players don't like an aspect of the game with one of the decks, no problem! Just try a different combination.
@BeforeYouPlay
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, this game probably benefits from sleeving so that you don't break down the cards quickly
What a sleeper this handsome game is. Elegant play too. How did this thing disappear like a smooth stone in the water? Never hear about it. Thx, you two. You could do a 'top sleepers' video (Elysium, Trismegistus, etc.). BTW, I've seen guitars in the background before, now a keyboard. Do y'all do music videos?
@BeforeYouPlay
Жыл бұрын
Yeah we absolutely love it! It's one of the games that grabbed us big time when we first got into the hobby too!
@pnutbutrncrackers
Жыл бұрын
@@BeforeYouPlay Haha; nice sidestep on the last part? All cool.
@BeforeYouPlay
Жыл бұрын
@@pnutbutrncrackers OOPS! We just play casually, no side youtube channels hehe
@pnutbutrncrackers
Жыл бұрын
@@BeforeYouPlay 👍 Ok. Love music so much.💙
Thank you for the video. I have watched a couple of your videos, just wondering why you only review some games instead of all?
@BeforeYouPlay
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching! Some games we are sponsored by the publisher to create either a tutorial or a playthrough video for. For those videos we don't include a review
Probably my favorite medium weight game.
54:42: "The colors in the top right corner is not what you spend. That's what you see in like 7 Wonders, you spend what's there. No, here you just need to have it." I would say it's exactly how it works in 7 Wonders - you just need to have the resources in the top corner, you don't spend them.
@BeforeYouPlay
Жыл бұрын
You're absolutely right
Nice review - I still love Elysium
This game is so amazing. It REALLY needs an expansion. Pretty please?
I've played this game once like 7 years back and it was good only. but watching the playthrough makes me think that this should be an awesome game instead!! simple yet beautiful play!
Ahhh one of my favorites. I love this game
@BeforeYouPlay
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, us too!
I love this game!
It is a different game at 2P but there are GREAT variants on BGG. This game if it gets reprinted needs moreconcerted 2 player rules and expansion content
@yannber
Жыл бұрын
Never played with 2-p BBG variant. Ive to check it out. i agree, with 2 players, the battle for quest is less dramatic. Almost never flunk a quest with 2 players
@yannber
Жыл бұрын
We ve tested the 2-p variant with 5 cards per level (keeping the two eleusis for the "2" + one randomly taken), and playing 7 epochs. Works reallly fine. I wish the hunt for the quest could be changed as well. With each quest available with two colors, there is not a lot of tension, IMO
@BeforeYouPlay
Жыл бұрын
Oh thanks for mentioning that! We haven't tried the variants but we will definitely check them out
this game is GREAT.. it s really one which passes the proof of time hands down. It s easy to explain, it sdeep but not "mathy", great interaction.
@BeforeYouPlay
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, absolutely!
Oooohhh ... One of my faves :)
While I really like this game, I'd disagree that it NEEDS an expansion. It's a great value package with a lot of replayability out of the box. But I would certainly buy an expansion.
Will this game ever get a reprint
@BeforeYouPlay
Жыл бұрын
I hope, it absolutley deserves it. Toss in an expansion too please! 🙏
Such a great game, an expansion would be amazing but the chances are slim :(
@BeforeYouPlay
Жыл бұрын
Still hoping for one!
@23:23 The fact that your "Player board" pieces are swapped and the Lyre drawing doesn't align keeps drawing my attention to it xD It's quite distracting
@BeforeYouPlay
Жыл бұрын
OH! oh my gosh we didn't realize that! lol. So sorry
Epoch, not epic!
@yannber
Жыл бұрын
these epochs were epic...